Homicide rate by sex in Ireland
Ireland: Homicide rate by sex was 0.894 in 2023. βΌ Falling
Latest (2023)
0.894
Change on year
down 31.5%
World rank
116th
of 136 countries
All-time high
3.04
in 2007
All-time low
0.6025
in 2021
Years of data
34
1990β2023
Homicide rate by sex in Ireland, 1990β2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Ireland recorded 0.894 for homicide rate by sex in 2023.
The figure is down 31.5% on the previous year and down 46.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, homicide rate by sex in Ireland peaked at 3.04 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 0.6025, in 2021.
That places Ireland 116th out of 136 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.32 | 0.8403 | 2.04 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.97 | 1.24 | 3.04 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.37 | 0.8597 | 1.9 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9535 | 0.6025 | 1.3 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
- 113 Netherlands 0.9348 compare
- 114 United Arab Emirates 0.9139 compare
- 115 Croatia 0.9049 compare
- 117 Slovenia 0.8461 compare
- 118 Hungary 0.8391 compare
- 119 United Kingdom 0.8024 compare
More social development data for Ireland
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of asy 137,869 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of ori 69 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh 1 (2025)
- Democracy lexical 1 (2025)
- Human rights index vs electoral democracy index 0.956 (2025)
- Liberal democracy index 0.822 (2025)
- Electoral democracy index 0.887 (2025)
- Freedom of association index 0.912 (2025)
- Freedom of expression index 0.97 (2025)
- Participatory democracy index 0.619 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is homicide rate by sex in Ireland?
- Homicide rate by sex in Ireland was 0.894 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest homicide rate by sex recorded in Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 3.04 in 2007.
- What is the lowest homicide rate by sex recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6025 in 2021.
- How does Ireland rank for homicide rate by sex?
- Ireland ranks 116th out of 136 countries with data for 2023.
- Is homicide rate by sex rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 46.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Ireland data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Homicide rate by sex. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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